HVAC Training

HVAC Programs at Spartan College

Across the United States, residential, commercial and industrial buildings of all kinds rely on efficient climate control and refrigeration, maintained by certified professionals. Environmental concerns, and the drive to reduce energy consumption, also continue to spur the development of new energy-saving heating and air-conditioning systems, requiring the installation of newer systems in existing homes and buildings. You could be just the person an employer is looking for to help solve these problems.

Our Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning (HVAC) training program in Denver, is fast-tracked, and career-focused to help you move more quickly into the working world. With hands-on HVAC training under the skillful guidance of working professionals, Spartan’s HVAC program prepares graduates for entry-level HVAC positions in this field with an HVAC diploma in as few as 10 months, or an associates HVAC degree in 17 months.

Our HVAC courses are taught in a simulated work environment in our facilities, equipped with lab equipment featuring:

Graduates of the Our Denver campus College HVAC program will master essential heating and refrigeration concepts in courses such as:

Air Duct Calculation and Fabrication – Provides the theory and application of sheet metal fabrication for use in residential and light commercial HVAC systems installation.

Building Mechanical Codes – Helps develop a working knowledge of mechanical, fuel, gas, plumbing, and electrical codes for HVAC applications.

Electricity and HVAC Control Systems – Covers the basics of electricity as they apply to the industry with topics like wiring schematics and the electrical installation, service, and troubleshooting of HVAC units.

Forced Air Gas Heating and Air Conditioning Systems – Teaches service for forced air furnaces, heat pumps, split AC systems, packaged roof top units, and heating and cooling controls and circuitry.

HVAC Pneumatic Controls – Provides a detailed study of electrical, electromechanical, and pneumatic control systems in commercial and industrial buildings.

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Fundamentals – Teaches safety, installation, and service of refrigeration units, thermodynamics, refrigeration cycle and troubleshooting techniques.

Hot Water and Solar Heat Systems2 – Provides training in the service and troubleshooting of hot water and oil heat systems, flame safeguard technology, geothermal heat pumps, and solar heat.

Chilled Water Systems2 – Teaches a working knowledge of the fundamentals of chilled water systems including cooling towers and the types of controls and circuitry used.

HVAC System Design and Heat Load Calculation2 – Provides training in the reading of HVAC construction prints as well as heat load calculations, equipment sizing, system setup and design considerations.

INFORMATION & RESOURCES

Employment for HVAC mechanics and installers is projected to increase 14 percent1 by 2024, faster than the average for all occupations.* Factors fueling this demand might include:

More technically sophisticated climate-control systems

A steady increase in HVAC technician retirements

A growing emphasis on energy efficiency and pollution reduction requiring system retrofits or replacements

Commercial and residential building construction increase following the recent recession

It all adds up to an excellent jobs outlook for trained HVAC professionals.

1 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
2 Offered only in the associate degree program
3 Graduates without experience in the field will likely start in entry-level positions.

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